Effect of β-sodium aescinate on hypoxia-inducible factor-1α expression in rat brain neurons after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0282.2013.04.008
- VernacularTitle:β-七叶皂苷钠对心肺复苏后大鼠脑细胞中低氧诱导因子-1α的影响
- Author:
Jian KANG
;
Ping GONG
;
Yanbo REN
;
Dongna GAO
;
Qionglei DING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 α;
Erythropoietin;
Vascular endothelial growth factor;
Neuron specific enolase;
S100β;
β-sodium aescinate;
Neuroprotection
- From:
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine
2013;22(4):373-378
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the expression of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α in rat brain neurons and the intervention of β-sodium aescinate after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).Methods Sixty SD adult rats were randomly (random number) divided into 3 groups (n =20),namely experiment group,control group and sham operation group.(1) The rats of experiment group were injected intraperitoneally with β-sodium aescinate (5 mg/kg) immediately after ROSC.(2) The rats of control group received normal saline injected intraperitoneally instead of β-sodium aescinate solution.(3)The rats of sham operation group did not have cardiac arrest and β-sodium aescinate intervention.Cardiac arrest rat model was established by using asphyxiation and intra-venous potassium chloride solution.Blood samples were taken 1 h,6 h,12 h and 24 h after ROSC,and subsequently rats were sacrificed and their brain tissues were harvested.The expressions of HIF-1 α mRNA,vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)mRNA and erythropoitin (EPO) mRNA and their protein levels in rat brain neurons were detected by using RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry,and the levels of serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S100β proteins were determined by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The t test or one-way ANOVA was used to assess overall differences among groups for each of the variables,followed by Bonferroni test for multiple comparisons.Pearson method was used for correlation analysis.Results Compared with the sham operation group at intervals of 1 h,6 h,12 h and 24 h after ROSC,levels of serum S100β and NSE proteins were significantly increased in rats of the control group (P < 0.05).Meanwhile,the expressions of HIF-1 α mRNA,VEGF mRNA and EPO mRNA and their protein levels in rat brain neurons were significantly increased in the control rats (P <0.05).Compared with the control group at intervals of 1 h,6 h,12 h and 24 h after ROSC,levels of serum NSE and S100β proteins were significantly decreased in rats of the experiment group (P < 0.05).Whereas,the expressions of HIF-1 α mRNA,VEGF mRNA and EPO mRNA and their protein levels in rat brain neurons were significantly increased in rats of the experiment group (P <0.05).HIF-1 α mRNA was positively correlated with EPO mRNA and VEGF mRNAs (r =O.866,P <0.05 ; r =0.952,P < O.01).Conclusions The expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 α is increased in rat brain cells after ROSC,and β-sodium aescinate up-regulates the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor1 α mRNA and protein levels.The up-regulated expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α improves the resistance of brain cells to ischemia and hypoxia contributing neuronal protection,which might be due to upregulated EPO and VEGF expressions induced by hypoxia-inducible factor-1α.